Deane Beman

THE OLD GUYS

THE AUTHOR, ONE OF THE PLAYERS WHOSE REVOLT HELPED SPEARHEAD THE FORMATION OF THE MODERN PGA TOUR, RECALLS THE REIGN OF BIBLE-TOTING JOE DEY, A PURIST'S PURIST WHOSE BY-THE-BOOK STYLE CIVILIZED PRO GOLF

ALL PETE DYE NEEDED WAS A FEW MINUTES AND A CHICKEN-SHACK PLACE MAT TO CONJURE THE MOST FEARSOME CLOSING HOLES IN PROFESSIONAL GOLF

by JIM GORANT

Former PGA Tour commissioner Deane Beman, who has recently been campaigning for a limited-flight ball to be used in professional events, will be unable to fly for at least four months because of a blood clot in his...